Saturday Bash.
Hey all,
went down to my local marina again around lunchtime... met up with Fisherboy aswell. set up big rods and went to go get some buffys for bait. well fishing was really slow until about 2:30 when we only landed 1 zebra around 500g so off i went and chopped his body in half the head on my O/H and the tail on the SPIN.
not a touch until 5pm when i was flicking around for some squid when my O/H starts screaming!!! took me about 10secs to get there climbing/running along the rocks... Yeah another ray :D this time Mr. Ray was heading straight for the point (West) cutting across the busy channel of the marina :O. the ray was only around 30-40kg but i had locked up drag and this thing obviously gained enough momentum before i applied so ge wasnt stopping. well the ray started tiring after 10mins when i noticed in the far distance the rotto fairy coming, not long after i thought my line would just make itunderneath the boat when all of a sudden.. *PING!!!!!!*
Well that was it for today.
Cheers,
Eric
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MattMiller
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Hey bud
Was just wondering why you use rods that are obviously way to long and heavy for a young bloke like yourself? You'd be better served with a solid 6 or 7ft outfit if your just chasing rays.
kempy
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also i wonder why u chase
also i wonder why u chase rays
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DieHard
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Well Kempy as i start i dont
Well Kempy as i start i dont have access to a boat. aswell as me not having the chance to go further than mindaire and hillarys. also its the only thing landbased where i can acces that pull your arms and gives ya a bit of a fight!
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kempy
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lol surely u can go for
lol surely u can go for sumthin else get the tailor gear goin or sumthin
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DieHard
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sure mate my gear is set up
sure mate my gear is set up for tailor! lets just say these pesky rays are a bycatch
?????
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Just1morecast
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Getting 3 million rays to 1
Getting 3 million rays to 1 big mulla like you did, i say its all worth it mate. Im still yet to catch a big mulla.
Forever learning with fishing
aalfred
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they are fun
the rays around perth are fun and its allways a nice fight! well done eric and may there will be a pinky in between all the rays
cuthbad
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in some parts of the world
in some parts of the world rays are considered a top land based sport fish!
Those who knock it have maybe not tackled a big enough ray from shore yet
keep at it mate, get one of those beasts soon!
joe amato
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good onya eric
good onya eric,you got 2 learn how to fight those big ones,even though they are rays,at least you have caught a mulloway between them,im sure you will also get other things like unstoppable sharks etc at least you are putting your gear to use and getting heaps of experience for the future fishing adventures,expeditions etc,i was like you at your age,catching a few rays before i got my first mulloway,sharks etc
till
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Giggle, its the rotto ferry,
Giggle, its the rotto ferry, not the rotto fairy ;)
At least you got your arm's stretched.
Lamby
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feckin hell! Next time I
feckin hell! Next time I launch at hillarys it serves as a warning to check that you are not tackling some ray before I foul the prop with pink line
DieHard
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hahah Oops :D stupid ray for
hahah Oops :D
stupid ray for going straight out!
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fisho-ron
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hey eric i was out in the
hey eric
i was out in the sound last night chasing pinks, no luck on that side, but i did get to big eagle rays, they go like rockets mate.
the smaller of the two i thought was not a ray, becuse of the amount of head shake and dirrection change was unreal, manage to stop them pretty quick on the big gear so the one you got must of been huge!
i still have never got me a mulla though, beach/river,boat, so keep puttin the time in and something else will come, you know how it works...got to be in it to win it?
cheers
DieHard
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yeah wish it was also minute
yeah wish it was also minute to win it ;) not 30min to win it :(
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